Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Like and acceptable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Like
Like adjective - Having qualities in common.
Acceptable and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Like".
Both words in one sentence
- They like their meat raw and preferably human, although all-you-can-eat buffets and meat lovers pizzas are acceptable substitutes.
Source: Fan Fic / The Dresden Fillies - Hinduism comes in for its share of mordant observation, but like much Jewish humour, this is acceptable as it comes from "within the family" in the form of comedians Sanjeev Bhaskar and Meera Seaal.
Source: Acceptable Religious Targets -
Things like gods, wizards, trolls and dragons are perfectly acceptable, but things like Death and talking dogs are so impossible that people just ignore them.
Source: Arbitrary Skepticism
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